New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-17

Professor James gave some account at the emu OF inc
progress OF training in the Phil
where 1t is now being taken up widely.
made few remarks on the benefits OF manuai training
to the scientific student, and said ne always i0" W
lack OF IL in his students as serious handicap
A cu,NrsE VIEW OF THE CHINESE QUESTION.
Yam Phon Lecs paper came on rather "oi ~
the manual training discussion Inc 'oune . -
American delivered his Yale commencement POI. =,
;. The chinese Question from Chinese STANDPOINT
- -. o,erbac as he ackno " edged at the outset; but
a., rcasn, and earnesiness made 1t racy enough ana
Mt Lee has clever o1atorcal nla ,g "a ooaioot
iight-both in color and frame-graoeiul anu soHo
;ns Ills wife sat in the audience and listened 10 MIN
iIenry f. Alvord, OF Amherst the pIesluent o. w o.
Of ooI different Kinds Of and Min Products based on
Ths nembeTs OF Section discussed physics all day
long The first paper was on " The influence o. Gpog
sRny SPDn ss i bp E. ASor
hest "a study Of Thirty-two MereuIiai %
and 95 degrees Fahrenheit" by Professor W. A. Rogers,
of Waervlle Me- followed. and tbs last papers " ny
amor Nsw by Professor j. B. Webb In
the afternoon the following papers were reau. Saya
msntsi" bS Professor NJ A. veder of Lyons n y e.
classification OF the Winds BY Professor w. J" an
Electric Current" by, Professor F. B. Eliot;
and The Signal Service Biblograpny OF MsUeoS,ossi
hibiion of me OF increasing the tracve power o
steam and other railway motors by p rs Elias
Res of Baltimore In Faculty Room or the couege
4 hats
| OnIv one naner was read in Section ID, :" National
| Armament" by J. r, Haskell, of New-iork' mr
Haskelrs argument chiefly defence OF the mu1 III
charge gun He thought all other guns out OF u"e anu
| comparatively useless - -..,,,.,
In Section f. Geology and Geography, the first paper
was "Discovery OF Fossils in the Taconic OF En-
MONS by Professor Charles D. Nalcott Professor j. g.
Newberry OF the New-York Academy OF Science then
occupied the rest of the morning In describing Inc
Plants and Fishes the Trassc Rocks OF NewJersey
Fishes OF the Cleveland shao In the afternoon dis
cusson tile papers OF the morning was IoloWeu US
Associated Rocks Preliminary Notice OF the serpentine
OF Southeast Pennsyyans Professor Micro
scope of American Manufacture" and some Examples
Of the Dynamic Metamorpns OF tse Prossop
George Williams and paper ep beg and G 1nss
KWpl who i, the expert for tiffany d Co. This paper
excited much interest and was in part;
The SIMILARITY Of the %GToIG OF lns
attention aud hundreds OF prospecLos moved
search Of gems and precious metals In May whom the
Of the MISUNDERSTANDING rock in South Africa not yet
fully understood consequently no search was made at
dsred it desirable they should intelseny sought
Tor AND @goR aie @ efe sent B; MAJOR ~ Powell
director Of the Unitod States Geological survey 10 make
Our Plan was TO search by sitting carefully banning
n Sn hs surface Of the psTdoits and to
o. tae pSpe ry eatbe ont Of the psrdoe might he
exposed Particular attention directed also to the eN
resemble the damonferous material oil tie south
during careful search small area for nearly two
days no We're found T y s pI Tier. The
remarkable similarity between the perdote OF kentncIy
and Kimberly AMI other diamond mines OF south
Africa very striking; and when TINS alone considered
the proGno o. n0 hu en % reflect hat me
shae and not the ISL is The sonTf 81 "a.
in Kentucky much poorer IA c9on tnan s1 Oh ,h9 sGe
| prOpOrtionally dim nlshed.
Professor Kunz then read paper entitled Mineral
Carolina on the Crystal from Ashe County. North
Carolina another that attracted much attention on
| 1.-The Agatized and Jasperzed Wood from Chaleedony
Park Arizona" with exhibition OF the specirens'
which are the most perfect In exiseuce The remaining
papers OF the afternoon wers The slate Conslonerae
OF the Original Huronian. the Parallel OF the Ogshke
Conglomerate Of Minnesota" by Professor \. H. WIN
MA" by Professor X. Claypoe
1he Biology section held two sessions. No paper OF
general interest was read Among me tes we're: ne
Flora Of the Amboy Clays Professor D. :. NeWberIy
Mrs s. Pease; The Flora OF the Potomac Formation
IN Virginia., ". VI. Fontaine " Iho PTOOosels 81 me
scopical Preparations" K H. Ward. The section passed.
a resolution indorSng the project 10 build monument
over Audubons grave In Trinity Churchyard
In section II (AnhrOpology) Professor 6. II. Perkins
opened the session by speaking IN favor OF Anthtopo
by description CT the NiamNisms OF soudaa and Their
neghbors. by Professor Franz oas. OF Newiork City
| A paper on a. some Aboriginal Dwelling sites IN the
Cqauipain Valley" by Professor d. < kellogg, then
read by Professor Pefkins ana the last paper OF the
Ia River Terraces" bv Professor A. W Butler In the
| afternoon DR.. Charles {. Abbott. Of Trenton.
~ j., real valuable paper on " Evidences
| of Pre-Indian Occupation OF New,Jersev
| This vas followed by paper on the Preliminary
Studies OF Piatyonemic Tbla'. by Professor Frank
Baker, and the session closed by characerstc
paper by Melville d. Landon, better known as ~
! Perkins, upon the Philosophy OF Wit, Iunor aud
Satire which kept the large audience OF scientists
! in commissions or laughter.
TIE ASSOCIATIONS FINAL ADJOURNMENT
At 1880 o'oclck last evening special meeting Of the
council was held finish all business OF the association
and at sl5 President 5. r. Langley called the last meet
ing OF the General Session 10 order In the hall Of tic
Library Bulling. Of thanks rendered TO the
trustees Of Columbia College, 10 the Rev. Dr. +. A. T.
Barnard president OF the college, 10 the reception
mnttee appointed by the New York Academy OF Science
to H. f. j. Porter of Columbia College; 10 the Ladies.
Reception Committee of NewNOrk TO the TOrrcy BOtan
ica Club 10 Professor H. Leroy Farchid the secretary
OF the local committee; 10 Professor r. H. Dudley, the
manager OF the association excursion and Ia all the
members OF the local committee Tor the Kind reception
and hearty entertainment rendered 10 the association by
them during the session Just closed valuable set OF
books then presented TO Professor Faircd by tie
association in recognition OF his earnest and thorough
work local secretary. and after Eli Perkins had de-
liVered humorous address the session adjourned TO
meet the fourth Wednesday in August at Cleveland
invitation from the citizens OF Toronto. Canada TO
the association offering their city for the use Of the
association received yesterday morning after IL had
been decided TO 90 10 Cleveland. This invitation was
consequently declined and thanks for the courtesy OF the
Mayor and citizens of Toronto were voted.
After the adjournment general reception was
rendered the association by the local committee. and
music and refreshments filed up pleasant evening
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